0,000 to 25,000 men, of which the greater
number had no shoes or stockings; woollen caps and rags formed their
uniform and they had clubs instead of guns. They overwhelmed the
ecclesiastical deputies with insults, as they passed on their way, and
shouted that they would massacre without mercy all who would not vote
for stripping the clergy... Near 300 deputies who were opposed to the
motion did not dare attend the Assembly... The rush of ruffians in the
vicinity of the hall, their comments and threats, excited fears of this
atrocious project being carried out. All who did not feel courageous
enough to sacrifice themselves, avoided going to the Assembly." (The
decree was adopted by 378 votes against 346.)]

[Footnote 1236: Cf. "The Ancient Regime," p. 51.]

[Footnote 1237: Malouet, 1.247, 248.--"Correspondence (manuscript) of M.
de Stael," Swedish Ambassador, with his court, copied from the archives
at Stockholm by M. Leouzon-le-Duc. Letter from M. Stael of April 21,
1791: "M. Laclos, secret agent of this wretched prince, (is a) clever
and subtle intriguer." April 24: "His agents are more to be feared
than himself. Through his bad conduct, he is more of a nuisance than a
benefit to his party."]

[Footnote 1238: Especially after the king's flight to Varennes, and
at the time of the affair in the Champ de Mars. The petition of the
Jacobins was drawn up by Laclos and Brissot.]

[Footnote 1239: Investigations at the Chatelet, testimony of Count
d'Absac de Ternay.]

[Footnote 1240: Malouet I. 247, 248. This evidence is conclusive. "Apart
from what I saw myself," says Malouet, "M. de Montmorin and M. Delessart
communicated to me all the police reports of 1789 and 1790."]

[Footnote 1241: Sauzay, II.79 (municipal election, Nov.15, 1791).--III.
221 (mayoralty election, November, 1792). The half-way moderates had 237
votes, and the sans-culottes, 310.]

[Footnote 1242: Mercure de France, Nov. 26, 1791 (Petion was elected
mayor, Nov.17, by 6,728 votes out of 10,682 voters).--Mortimer-Ternaux,
V. 95. (Oct 4, 1792, Petion was elected mayor by 13,746 votes out
of 14,137 voters. He declines.--Oct. 21, d'Ormessan, a moderate, who
declines to stand, has nevertheless, 4,910 votes. His competitor,
Lhuillier, a pure Jacobin, obtains only 4,896.)]

[Footnote 1243: Albert Babeau, II. 15. (The 32,000 inhabitants of Troyes
indicate about 7,000 electors. In December, 1792, Jacquet is elected
mayor by 400 votes out of 555 voters. A stri